Fire damages basement of Hendersonville home

Published: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 4:53 p.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 4:53 p.m.

A fire sparked in the basement of a home at 118 S. Jones St. in Hendersonville minutes after midnight Monday morning, awakening a resident who rushed the family out to safety.

The occupants were outside of the one-story home when firefighters arrived. Hendersonville Fire Capt. Gary Brown said a woman was taken to the hospital for possible smoke inhalation. No other injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is undetermined, although it originated near a mattress in the home’s basement, Brown said. The fire was extinguished minutes after firefighters arrived.

The house suffered smoke damage, but was not ruled a total loss. Most of the damage was confined to the home’s basement.

Valley Hill Fire & Rescue and Blue Ridge Fire & Rescue assisted the Hendersonville Fire Department on the scene, along with the Henderson County Rescue Squad.

<p>A fire sparked in the basement of a home at 118 S. Jones St. in Hendersonville minutes after midnight Monday morning, awakening a resident who rushed the family out to safety. </p><p>The occupants were outside of the one-story home when firefighters arrived. Hendersonville Fire Capt. Gary Brown said a woman was taken to the hospital for possible smoke inhalation. No other injuries were reported.</p><p>The cause of the fire is undetermined, although it originated near a mattress in the home's basement, Brown said. The fire was extinguished minutes after firefighters arrived. </p><p>The house suffered smoke damage, but was not ruled a total loss. Most of the damage was confined to the home's basement.</p><p>Valley Hill Fire & Rescue and Blue Ridge Fire & Rescue assisted the Hendersonville Fire Department on the scene, along with the Henderson County Rescue Squad.</p>